Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§20102 Individual ready guardians: designation; mobilization category

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle F— - Alternative Military Personnel Systems › Part PART I— - SPACE FORCE › Chapter CHAPTER 2003— - STATUS AND PARTICIPATION › § 20102

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Under rules set by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force may name Space Force members on active status as Individual Ready Guardians. Within those Guardians, the Air Force can create a mobilization category whose members can be ordered to active duty without their consent. A member can only be put in that category if they volunteer and are selected by the Secretary of the Air Force based on Space Force needs and the member’s rank and skills. Members cannot stay in that mobilization category more than 24 months after they leave active service. The Secretary of the Air Force will list which ranks and skills are eligible. People in that category get the same non-pay, non-training benefits that similar reservists receive, as decided by the Secretary of Defense.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §20102

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(a)Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force may designate a member of the Space Force in a space force active status as an Individual Ready Guardian.

(b)(1)Among members of the Space Force designated as Individual Ready Guardians, there is a category of members (referred to as a “mobilization category”) who, as designated by the Secretary of the Air Force, are subject to being ordered to active duty without their consent in accordance with section 20106(a) of this title.

(2)A member designated as an Individual Ready Guardian may not be placed in the mobilization category referred to in paragraph (1) unless—

(A)the member volunteers to be placed in that mobilization category; and

(B)the member is selected by the Secretary of the Air Force, based upon the needs of the Space Force and the grade and military skills of that member.

(3)A member of the Space Force in a space force active status may not remain designated an Individual Ready Guardian in such mobilization category after the end of the 24-month period beginning on the date of the separation of the member from active service.

(4)The Secretary of the Air Force shall designate the grades and military skills or specialties of members to be eligible for placement in such mobilization category.

(5)A member in such mobilization category shall be eligible for benefits (other than pay and training) on the same basis as are available to members of the Individual Ready Reserve who are in the special mobilization category under section 10144(b) of this title, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.

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10 U.S.C. § 20102

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73